jerrycan

== English == === Etymology === From Jerry (“a German”) +‎ can, from its use by German troops in World War II. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒɛɹiˌkæn/, /ˈd͡ʒɛɹɪˌkæn/ === Noun === jerrycan (plural jerrycans) A robust container for fuel or water, of a certain more or less rectangular shape, often made from pressed steel. Alternative forms: jerican, jerrican, jerry can, jerry-can ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Dutch: jerrycan→ Indonesian: jeriken, jerigen, yeriken (dialectal)→ Petjo: djerriegen→ Tetum: jérigen→ North Moluccan Malay: jergen → Finnish: jerrykannu → French: jerricane, jerrican → Hebrew: ג׳ריקן (jerikan) → Japanese: ジェリカン (jerikan) → Korean: 제리캔 (jerikaen) → Kurtöp: ཇར་ཀན (jarkan), ཇར་ཀིན (jarkin) → Norwegian: jerrykanne → Tetum: jerikán ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === jerrycan on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from English jerrycan. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʒɛriˌkɛn/ Hyphenation: jer‧ry‧can === Noun === jerrycan m (plural jerrycans, diminutive jerrycannetje n) a jerrycan or similar container, used for fuel or other liquids (especially drinking water) and made of plastic or metal ==== Descendants ==== → Indonesian: jeriken, jerigen, yeriken (dialectal)→ Petjo: djerriegen→ Tetum: jérigen → North Moluccan Malay: jergen